Torrington: Five Points Gallery to host new exhibit "The Ruckus" on Main Street

TORRINGTON >> Five Points Gallery, located at 33 Main Street in Downtown Torrington, will open a new exhibit featuring dynamic work by artist Bill Gusky. The show, titled "The Ruckus" will open on Friday, July 12 and will remain on view through Aug. 11. The opening reception will take place on Friday, July 12 at 6 p.m. However, on Thursday, July 11 from 5 to 9 p.m., visitors will be able to view a special preview event.

At that time, during the Main Street Marketplace event, Gusky will be in the gallery working directly on a gallery wall, creating a piece that will develop for the duration of the exhibition and will be destroyed at the end. The artist encourages the public to visit during this time. For the duration of the show, Mr. Gusky will also be working in the gallery on Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m., Sundays for 2 to 4 p.m. and, occasionally, on Friday evenings.

Gusky will also present a gallery talk on Friday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m., and the public is invited.

Gusky received his BFA from the Pratt Institute and his MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He has been the subject of several solo exhibitions, has participated in numerous group shows across the United States, has received several awards and grants, and has been an invited to write articles for catalogs, exhibits, and an art blog.

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The show's title, "The Ruckus", refers to art run amok, given its own lead, disciplined yet not constrained. Gusky refers to this work as his "anti-meditation, a ransacking of many sources, the outflow of incessant inner dialogs and irresolvable inner conflicts." In discussing his art, Gusky states: "Working across unrelated styles and subject matter gives me a much better chance of making art that's awkward, discordant, and seemingly belongs nowhere. For the moment that seems to make a lot of sense." For more information about Bill Gusky's work, please visit www.billgusky.com.

Summer hours for Five Points Gallery are: Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m., Fridays from 2 to 8, Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. The gallery is also open by appointment; to schedule an appointment please call 309-2932. For more information about Five Points Gallery, please visit fivepointsgallery.org.